Amazed that canon put a 35mm equivalent lens on this. Surprised it's only f/2 though, but should be enough to take alot of low light shots. Will actually teach people how to use a camera too(hopefully)!

And it looks like the flash as AF assist... that's nice. Wondering if that flash can be used on a dSLR?

TonyY

price is ridiculous, but no surprise with canon. Compare with Sony Nex 5n at least it support all the speedlites. And since the depth of the camera is 32.3, I can see lots of old manual lenes in use, especially contax G.

Am I missing something? In concept you get the same IQ w/the APS-C sized sensor. You get less weight, but still not exactly a feather weight, given size of lens, need to carry external flash. You have no EVF like many point and shots have. So why carry around one of these instead of a Rebel??? If the price was much lower, I might get one as a toy, or as a "walking around" camera, but right now, I'm going to get a Rebel to lighten up when I don't need my D' series.

What the....no body-only or 18-55 kit option? I thought this was targeted at P&S upgraders but virtually none of them are going to want to use a prime, since all P&S cameras except the lowest end and the Sigmas have zoom lenses.

I'd price it at $599 with 18-55IS for P&S upgraders. As it is, it's $1100 to get one with the 18-55IS, where you can get a T4i (with flash, viewfinder, T/S LCD, better battery life, EF mount, and faster focusing) for $950 with the EF-s 18-55IS!